Hot Springs, AR Dog Show

Last weekend we attended the Hot Springs, AR Dog Show. Even though it was only 45 minutes away from the house, we decided to stay in a hotel. Rachael Murphy also drove in from South Carolina for the Toy show. We also had Emily Smith (who owns Winston) and Lillian (who owns Toddy) join us for the puppies first show weekend!

Emily ran into a bit of a problem before leaving for the show. She let Winston outside to potty for 5 minutes and he came in completely covered in mud.... and not just a little mud, but A LOT OF MUD. And of course when he came into the house he laid down like a complete limp noodle, making it almost impossible to clean up and get into the tub.

Winston- The Bad Dog!!

 Thankfully Winston cleaned up good! He went on to go Best of Winners for a point both days. He also competed in the APC Progressive Puppy Competition and won Best in Match! Now he is qualified to compete in the final competition at the 2013 APC National Specialty!

Winston- The BIG Winner! :-)

Toddy (Lillian's puppy) was Winners Bitch for a point both days. She also won Best Opposite in the APC Progressive Puppy Competition and has also qualified for the final competition.

Gibson won Best of Breed both days over a nice entry of specials. He also went on to win a Group 3 and Group 4.

Gibson

Our friend Rachael Murphy brought Vanna with her. Vanna was out of our litter a couple of years ago out of Rain and Maynard. It was nice to see her and we thought she looked great! This is just a photo of her standing outside of the ring waiting to go in- what a pretty girl!

Vanna

Rachael also brought some super cute Chihuahuas with her!!! As some of yall know, I got a Chihuahua from Rachael about 10 years ago named Abe..... so I'm kinda fond of the breed. They are such cute little dogs!

We also brought Harper with us for the ride. She must think that going to dog shows is like going to a party! As soon as she got to the show, people were running up to play with her.

Harper Playing Outside

Harper & Jane

Harper Loves Carrots!! 

This weekend we are going to Fayetteville, AR.... and the temps are going to be COLD!!!